Name: Smoky Spiced Chickpeas in Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil (, (saute with a few drops of water for oil-free)); 1 medium onion (diced); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons chili powder ((American style - see notes if using UK/European chili powder)); 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon hot paprika; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 x 14oz cans chickpeas ( (2 x 398ml/400g cans in Canada/UK)); 2 x 14oz cans diced fire roasted tomatoes ((2 x 398ml/400g cans in Canada/UK))

Smoky Spiced Chickpeas in Tomato Sauce come together in about 20 minutes. Serve over piles of fluffy couscous, rice, or potatoes for a delicious, easy, and flavorful dinner!

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OK, so let's take a moment to talk about these Smoky Spiced Chickpeas in Tomato Sauce. THE FLAVOR: Smoky from the fire-roasted tomatoes, garlicky, and spicy with turmeric, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, and paprika. THE TEXTURE: Chunky juicy bites of diced tomatoes and tender, turmeric-stained chickpeas. It's warming, rich, pleasantly spiced, and just YUM.

My favorite way to enjoy this is piled on a bed of fluffy couscous. The two work so well together and I love that you can just pour some boiling water over couscous, leave it for 5 minutes and it's done with no real cooking. It's also great with rice, potatoes, or quinoa, and pretty much any vegetable side although steamed broccoli is usually my go-to.

Mel x

Ingredients

Here is what you need at a glance, along with some important ingredient notes & substitution ideas:

fire roasted diced tomatoes, onion, chickpeas, tomato puree, garlic, cumin, olive oil, oregano, paprika, turmeric, chili powder, black pepper, cinnamon, salt.

Chickpeas - Canned or home-cooked chickpeas.
Fire-roasted tomatoes - Using fire-roasted tomatoes makes such a difference in this recipe! Choose diced tomatoes for their chunky firmish texture.
Spices - Cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, chili powder, and paprika give us loads of flavor. Note that the chili powder is North American chili powder. If you are in the UK or Europe you need to make a small but important modification. Details are in the recipe notes.
Olive oil - If you're oil-free you can easily omit the oil in this one and saute with a few drops of water instead.

Let's Make Smoky Spicy Chickpeas!

Can't wait to make it? The full printable recipe is below, but first, let me walk you through the steps to set you up for success in your kitchen. I recommend watching my recipe video if you're more of a visual learner:

1 - Saute the onions until translucent.